habanajoe,

your on the right track ,I saw it on ebay and contact the owner it was located in farmingdale,nj .
and had a gray and purple six man bolster seat in it .
I make a normal interior in it whit 2 mc leod bolsters and a bench at the back ,next year I will take care of the cabin wich is complete empty.

Firefox,

I just have the 320 because the came along on my pad for a price I can"t refuse they are brand new in the original crates with all wiring harness and gauges .
And there is the option to chip tune them to 386hp .

tblrklakemo,

I bought it last summer in nj whit no power but with 2 new bravo gimbals and drives ,she had 2 600hp bleu engnes in it but the gas price here is about $8 a gallon so I wanted diesel power and found a couple in england for a steal,
I have take everything of the transom and install it whit new seals and repainted the engine room after I custom made the mount bases for the engines .
also replaced the floor for some decent plywood instead of the balsa 10mm that was in and make some reinforcement underneed to mount the mc leods .
also relocate the bulkhead for more room in the cockpit and a heavier one and everything completly laminated whit fiberglass instead of only the outside 10" contact places .
so far for now ,I have to relocate my steering wheel and do the dash.

bor,

That's wonderful!!! I wish you all the success, it will be a nice ride and a cheap ride compared to $8 a gal!!!! Look like you're going with thru-hub exhaust judging by the elbows - nice & quite - again good luck and show as more as you progress!

joe,

thx ,need the luck it s one hell of a job to do just in my spare time ,I work 6 days a week so that leaves the sundays and 4 evenings to complete the job, but she is gonna ride this season ,that's a must !!
about the exhaust youre right This the easiest way to go and l look how it performs can always make a better flow thru hull but hope this will work .

the bravo drives I have changed for 2 xr ratio 1 :1.50 because of the diesel tq wich they still doesn,t like I think but will found out .

bor

bor,

Don't quite understand your gear ratios remark? I think you now have 1.5 gears? If you don't break the props loose and don't floor the throttles from a dead stop - run the boat like you'd run a Sea Ray, they last for awhile. It's the loading and unloading quickly that breaks things, but it will wear faster!

There are more vids over to the right of this build.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Q-dsTDQgg

LESSONLEARNED,

There was pretty much a whole thread about that boat on here. I think it was left as something to the effect, "doesn't run as good as planned, going to play with props and will keep us all informed".

I don't recall seeing anything else about it but it is a stunning boat.

your right joe have to ride with my mind easy out of the hole and not to much airrides !
just edit the last post the drives are 1: 1.50 .

joe do you have a idear of a prop to start whit on this combo the weight will be arround 8000 lbs and the make 320hp @ 3800 rpm tq 519 lb-ft@2600 rpm?

thx bor

bor,

Wouldn't know where to start but it would have to be real big!!! At that prop speed you need all the dia you can get to have anykind of push/thrust with that. The small dia props that normally go with that drive won't do anything at the rpm's you'll be turning - you need dia!

Joe ,

here a video of the first minutes the engines spins just to check for any leaks of oil or water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVui4Y0jqq8